22Synonyms found for genuinely

Word Origin & History

genuine 1596, from L. genuinus "native, natural," from root of gignere "beget" (see genus), perhaps infl. in form by contrasting adulterinus "spurious." Alternative etymology is from L. genu "knee," from an ancient custom of a father acknowledging paternity of a newborn by placing it on his knee.

Example Sentences for genuinely

Many people find the implications of that genuinely shocking.

Indeed, it is one of the few unexplained phenomena that are genuinely mysterious rather than merely problematical.

He seemed genuinely flattered that someone wanted to take his picture.

They aren't paid well, so those who end up staying in science do it because they genuinely enjoy it.

It's not everyone that gets to preside over the possibility of genuinely epochal discoveries.

They capered through some genuinely funny pratfalls, acting as acrobatic levers for each other.

Folks who are genuinely concerned with this must be relieved that the article concludes that no major threat is present.

Now an attempt is being made to revive the memory of a gunslinger who genuinely deserves a raising of the hat.

The point is that nobody can accurately predict the outcome of any genuinely creative venture.

And they have discovered two genuinely odd anomalies that conventional physics cannot easily explain.